Fulton County Ohio Genealogy

Founded: Feb. 28, 1850

Named for: Robert Fulton

County Seat: Wauseon

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History

Fulton County was created on Feb. 28, 1850 with land from Henry, Lucas, and Williams counties and is named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.

The first seat of justice in Fulton County was Ottokee, located there because of its central location in the county. A wooden courthouse was built in 1851.

However, a railroad was built further south. Wauseon sprung up in 1854 when the railroad was extended to that point, and incorporated in 1859. With the commercial success that the railroad brought to Wauseon, the citizens of the county voted to move the county seat to Wauseon in 1871. The Fulton County Courthouse was built in 1872.

Communities

City: Wauseon (county seat).

Villages: Archbold, Delta, Fayette, Lyons, Metamora, Swanton.

Townships: Amboy, Chesterfield, Clinton, Dover, Franklin, Fulton, German, Gorham, Pike, Royalton, Swan Creek, York.

Census-designated places: Ai, Pettisville, Tedrow.

Other unincorporated communities: Advance, Assumption, Burlington, Denson, Elmira, Inlet, Lytton, Oakshade, Ottokee, Winameg, Zone.

Fulton County Genealogy Records

Biographies	Cemetery Records	Census Records
Church Records	Cities & Towns	County Records
Family Bibles	History Topics	Military Records
Miscellaneous Data	Newspaper Data	Obituaries
School Records	Vital Records	Wills/Probate Records

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